Nürnberg, Germany
World Cup winner Judith Arndt soloed to a spectacular victory in the 129
kilometre Rund um die Nurnberger Altstadt, the last round of the series. After
taking the Tour of Flanders and the GP Montreal, Nurnberger is Arndt’s third
World Cup win of 2008.

Part of a much larger break of 18 which also included Columbia team-mate Alex
Rhodes, Arndt broke away 14 kilometres from the line for her ninth victory of
the season. Arndt kept the chase of nine riders at bay finishing with over a
minutes advantage on second finisher Monica Heller (Bigla Cycling), Kirsten Wild
(Dutch National Team) who took the final podium steps.

Marianne Vos (DSB Bank) and Charlotte Becker (Equipe Nürnberg) filled out the
top five. A second group of seven finishers arrived two minutes after Arndt with
most of the field in at over 8 minutes.

“When I reached the top of the climb (the Burgberg) I thought I had a good
chance of victory.” Arndt said. "But really I didn’t believe I’d done it until
there was a kilometre left to race.”

“I won alone but great team-work was the key to it all. Alex tried a few good
attacks which wore out the group and that meant I had a better chance myself.
There were a lot of sprinters in the break, and other teams had three riders in
the move, too, so we knew we had to get away before the sprint if we wanted a
chance of succeeding.”

“It’s a great feeling to win here in Germany, on home soil. My family come to
watch this race every year, and to be able to do something here is very special.
Wearing the leader’s jersey of the series makes this World Cup win even more
enjoyable.”

Already in an unbeatable position overall, Arndt’s victory is the icing on
the cake for Columbia in the World Cup series, where the squad have also won the
teams prize overall. The German will now go on to the Giro della
Toscana-Memorial Michela Fanini stage race in Italy next week before taking part
in the World Championships time trial and road-race.

“I’m not a time trial specialist but I will do my best in that event. Really,
though, my main target will be the road-race.”

Arndt closed her victory in the 2008 UCI Women's World Cup with a 33 point
advantage over rival Suzanne De Goede of the Holland, and Dutch wonderkind
Marianne Vos (third). Italian Road Champion and Giro winner Fabian Luperini
finished fourth with 125 points; and Emma Pooley of Great Britain wasn't in
attendance today filled out the top five with 117 points.